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United States-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund: Detailed Budget Plan Format
United States-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund: Detailed Budget Plan Format
o All figures mentioned in the Budget table should be in Indian Rupee (INR) only.
o Milestone of the project must specify significant point of achievement or development during the
implementation phase of the project.
o Milestones to be defined as follows:
o For a 2-year project: Upto 4 Milestones of 6 months each (or) 2 milestones of 1 year each
o For a 3-year project: Upto 4 milestones of 9 months each (or) 6 milestones of 6 months each (or) 3
milestones of 1 year each
o The manpower cost including consultancy from external agencies should be reasonable with respect to the
overall project cost.
o Promotor(s)’ salary on time allocation basis must be justified by the direct and specific technical role in the
project, over and above just general management functions.
o 100,000 (INR) for applicants in India or 50% of Last Drawn Salary
o 5000 (USD) for U.S.-based applicants whichever is Less
The above norm may be relaxed in specific cases within a band of ±10%, with proper justification.
o No institutional overheads/ indirect costs are permitted.
o The Endowment Fund is not responsible or liable to provide extra funding due to change in foreign currency
exchange rates. However, provisions for this may be kept in the Contingencies budget upto 10% of the total
budget to meet the shortfall.
Milestone 5
Year 3
Milestone 6
C. Budget-Details:
Table I: Budget Break-up for various Milestones (Funding Sought from USISTEF):
Year Milestone Indian Partners U.S. Partners Total
(in INR) (in INR) (in INR)
Milestone 1
Year 1
Milestone 2
Milestone 3
Year 2
Milestone 4
Milestone 5
Year 3
Milestone 6
Grand Total Rs. Rs. Rs.
Table – II: Total Budget of the Project (Funding Sought from USISTEF):
S. Budget Head Indian Partner US Partner Total Cost
No. (in INR) (in INR) (in INR)
Non-Recurring
1. Equipment
Recurring
2. Manpower
3. Consultancy from
External Agencies
4. Consumables
5. Contingencies*
6. Field Trials
7. Domestic Travel
8. International Travel
9. Other Cost
Grand Total Rs. Rs. Rs.
Milestone Duration
Non-Recurring
1. Equipment
Recurring
2. Manpower
3. Consultancy from
External Agencies
4. Consumables
5. Contingencies
6. Field Trials
7. Domestic Travel
8. International
Travel
9. Other Cost
Grand Total
Justification for Equipment:
S. No. Particulars of Equipment(s) Quantity Cost per unit Total cost Justification
(in INR)
Domestic Travel
International Travel
Non-Recurring
1. Equipment
Recurring
2. Manpower
3. Consultancy from
External Agencies
4. Consumables
5. Contingencies
6. Field Trials
7. Domestic Travel
8. International
Travel
9. Other Cost
Grand Total
Domestic Travel
International Travel
Justification for Other Cost, if any: